Designating October 30, 2012, as a national
day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers.

Whereas, since World War II, hundreds of thousands of men
and women, including uranium miners, millers, and haulers, have served the
United States by building nuclear weapons for the defense of the United
States;

Whereas those dedicated workers paid a high price for
their service to develop a nuclear weapons program for the benefit of the
United States, including by developing disabling or fatal illnesses;

Whereas the Senate recognized the contribution, service,
and sacrifice those patriotic men and women made for the defense of the United
States in Senate Resolution 151, 111th Congress, agreed to May 20, 2009; Senate
Resolution 653, 111th Congress, agreed to September 28, 2010; and Senate
Resolution 275, 112th Congress, agreed to September 26, 2011;

Whereas a national day of remembrance time capsule has
been crossing the United States, collecting artifacts and the stories of
nuclear weapons program workers relating to the nuclear defense era of the
United States, and a remembrance quilt has been constructed to memorialize the
contribution of those workers;

Whereas the stories and artifacts reflected in the time
capsule and the remembrance quilt reinforce the importance of recognizing
nuclear weapons program workers; and

Whereas those patriotic men and women deserve to be
recognized for the contribution, service, and sacrifice they have made for the
defense of the United States: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate—

(1)

designates
October 30, 2012, as a national day of remembrance for the nuclear weapons
program workers, including uranium miners, millers, and haulers, of the United
States; and

(2)

encourages the
people of the United States to support and participate in appropriate
ceremonies, programs, and other activities to commemorate October 30, 2012, as
a national day of remembrance for past and present workers in the nuclear
weapons program of the United States.